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- Spotlight: Aldo Rossi
- HC House / FeA Studio
- Sunyata Hotel in Dali Old Town / Zhaoyang Architects
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- Baan Klang Mueang Clubhouse / ForX Design Studio
- Sky Tea House / DC Design
- Inami Koro / Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB
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| ArchDaily's 2018 Refurbishment in Architecture Awards Are Now Open for Nominations Posted: 02 May 2018 03:40 AM PDT  This year, in partnership with MINI Clubman, we are launching a special award that highlights the best refurbishments of buildings and spaces from around the world. Alongside MINI, we have decided to promote this category in the belief that one of the most sustainable ways to develop architecture now is through the recovery of existing structures. From urban renovations to new uses for former factories, or even simply giving new life to an old house, refurbishment projects demonstrate the flexibility of our existing cities and the many scales at which old buildings can be repurposed. As in our Building of the Year Award, we entrust our readers with the responsibility of rewarding the best refurbishment projects in architecture—the designs that have had an impact on our profession. By voting, you are part of an impartial and distributed network of professionals who act as a jury to choose the most relevant works of the last eight years. Over the next 3 weeks, the collective intelligence of our audience will filter more than 450 projects to select 3 winners representing the best of architecture refurbishment published on ArchDaily. This is your chance to reward the architecture you love—make your nomination for the Refurbishment in Architecture Award. .jpg?1525093820 "iD Town by O-office. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu") iD Town by O-office. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu The ProcessDuring the next 3 weeks, you’ll be in charge of nominating buildings to create a fifteen projects shortlist, and then voting for 3 winners. We will guide you through these stages accordingly. During the nominating stage, each registered user of the My ArchDaily platform will have the chance to nominate one project per day (published between January 1st 2017 and December 31st 2017). This stage starts on May 2nd and ends on May 14th at 10:00AM EST. After this, Fifteen projects will move into the voting stage, starting May 15th and ending on May 21st at 10:00AM EST. The winners will be announced on May 22nd, 2018.  Moritzburg Museum by Nieto Sobejano. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu Eligible Projects
 Moritzburg Museum by Nieto Sobejano. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu First stage: Nominations
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 Moritzburg Museum by Nieto Sobejano. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu Important notes
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| Posted: 02 May 2018 09:00 PM PDT .jpg?1462182949 "San Cataldo Cemetery. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu") San Cataldo Cemetery. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu Ada Louise Huxtable once described him as "a poet who happens to be an architect." Italian architect Aldo Rossi (3 May 1931 – 4 September 1997) was known for his drawings, urban theory, and for winning the Pritzker Prize in 1990. Rossi also directed the Venice Biennale in 1985 and 1986—one of only two people to have served as director twice.  Image <a href='https://www.quodlibet.it/catalogo/autore/265/aldo-rossi'>via quodlibet.it</a>  Mojiko Hotel. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMojiko_Hotel.jpg'>Wikimedia user Wiiii</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> Rossi is most appreciated for his contributions to architectural theory, which evolved from a wide range of influences: from architect and theorist Adolf Loos, to early Italian modernism, to surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico. He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s through his contributions to the highly-respected Italian architecture magazine Casabella. He later became the magazine's editor from 1959-1964.  Gallaratese Quarter / Aldo Rossi & Carlo Aymonino. Image © Gili Merin .jpg?1462182961 "San Cataldo Cemetery. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu") San Cataldo Cemetery. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu His book, L'architettura della città (The Architecture of the City), is to this day considered a pioneering work in urban theory. The book argues that architects should be sensitive to urban/cultural context, making use of historical design precedent rather than trying to reinvent typologies. In practice, Rossi was unquestionably the master of his own theoretical approach, as evidenced by one of his most famous works, the San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena.  Quartier Schützenstrasse. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABerlin%2C_Mitte%2C_Zimmerstrasse_68-69%2C_Quartier_Schuetzenstrasse.jpg'>Wikimedia user Jörg Zägel</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> His legacy is still alive in Italy and around the world. In fact, Italian firm San Rocco, which in 2013 was named Icon Magazine's Emerging Architecture Firm of the Year, is named after an unbuilt housing project by Rossi.  Bonnefantenmuseum. Image © James Taylor-Foster  Bonnefantenmuseum. Image © James Taylor-Foster Find out more about Rossi's works featured on ArchDaily via the thumbnails below:  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 02 May 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Hoang Dao
 © Hoang Dao Text description provided by the architects. The house is located in suburb of Ho Chi Minh City – the biggest city in Vietnam which has a limited land source. Designed for a family of 4, including parents and their 2 little sons, therefore spaciousness, airy feel and safety are the 3 most important criteria in the concept of the house. Intentional vivid paints provide a bright side to the kids' life as well as a fun and happy living space for the whole family.  First floor plan  Second floor plan  Third floor plan On the ground floor, boys can freely play around the front yard, back yard, garden, living and dining room. Mummy feels inspired to cook in the kitchen painted her favorite blue and dad sometimes can work at home in a yellow room at the end of the hallway.  © Hoang Dao Bedrooms are on first floor. Parent's bedroom is placed behind, windows view to back yard, planted a lovely mango tree . Boys now are sharing a bedroom in front of which will be renovated into a shared space for family when they grow up. Then, the second floor and the back room on ground floor will be re-designed into private bedrooms for two adolescents.  Section 01  Section 02 The house is designed with concept of modern architecture while using some traditional materials such as red tile roof, patterned cement tiles, gralito. The front fence is shaped concave from a row of steel bars, provides not only a protective fence but also a visual impression.  © Hoang Dao  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sunyata Hotel in Dali Old Town / Zhaoyang Architects Posted: 02 May 2018 07:00 PM PDT  Front court. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud
 From front court to the alley. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud Text description provided by the architects. The site is nearby the crossing of two main streets of Dali old town. It combines two pieces of residential land and occupies only 390 sqm. Three sides of the site are closely surrounded by neighboring residential buildings. Only its east border is open to the street. The brief asks for a boutique hotel with 14 rooms and a café that is open to public. .jpg?1525084123 "Model. Image © Pengfei Wang") Model. Image © Pengfei Wang To design a hotel on a site with no views to enjoy from the surroundings, we had to imagine an atmosphere from within. The architecture of this hotel can be conceived as eight individual volumes forming two layers of an enclosed courtyard. Hotel rooms are located around the courtyard and enjoy a serene atmosphere contained in this miniature inner world. The café is a transparent space along the east façade of this composition.  Front court from the 2nd floor corridor. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud  Back court. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud A tea pavilion is located at the center of the site. Instead of dividing the courtyard into two parts, the transparent boundary of the pavilion allows the whole depth of the courtyard to be felt, while creating a subtle rhythm of "Yin" and "Yang". Transparency is also emphasized along the east-west axis. Both façades of the café is made of operable glass windows. Observed from the street, the hotel doesn't stand out as a conspicuous expression, but looks more like the opening of a theatre stage, inducing the attention into the café interior and the courtyard beyond it.  From back court to the tea pavillion. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud  From alley to the front court through the tea pavillion. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud The irregularity of the space is a result of the complexity of the project conditions. Therefore, the size, interior arrangement, positioning of openings of each hotel room is different. We consider each hotel room as an individual building within the context of this hotel complex, which is like a tiny village. A series of ad-hoc strategies responding to constraints and contingencies allows different characters of each room to be celebrated.  From room no.2 to the front court. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud  From lobby to front court. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud Both the structure and enclosure of this building is made of concrete. In order to reduce cost, we chose a standard sandwiched timber board as the formwork of the concrete, but during the fabrication process, we deliberately kept one side of the board naked without veneer, and used this side to cast an irregular pattern on the concrete façade. The average width of this pattern is 4 cm, which nicely matches the intimate scale of the spaces.  Section A & Section B According to local planning and construction code, at least 80% of the building has to be pitched roof covered with traditional tiles. Thus, the hotel has 7 double-pitched roofs and one flat roof to accommodate machines and facilities. We consider the eave – joint of concrete wall and traditional tiled roof – as a critical detail of the façade. And take the geometry of the local "fireproofing eave" as a reference. The angular form of stone slate cantilever is translated into concrete in our case.  Roof detail. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud  2nd floor corridor. Image © Jonathan Leijonhufvud In order to conduct drainage in Dali's raining season, copper gutters are added to the eaves facing the courtyard. The local code also requires buildings to have a traditional look on its public façade. Therefore, we clad the east façade with a layer of local stone masonry. The façade's materiality then merges into the background of its context, and when stepping into the inner space constructed of concrete, one may feel a pleasant surprise of contrast, like stepping from reality into a wonderland. .jpg?1525084069 "The cafe at night. Image © Pengfei Wang") The cafe at night. Image © Pengfei Wang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 32.4°House / Naf Architect & Design Posted: 02 May 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Toshiyuki Yano
 © Toshiyuki Yano Text description provided by the architects. A largest possible square floor plan was first drawn within the almost square lot of the house. Then a slightly smaller square plan was drawn inside the outer square, then it was rotated around the center of the square clock-wise by 32.4 degrees creating four right triangles inside the outer square; these are the elements which constitute the house, outer square, inner square and four right triangles in-between.  © Toshiyuki Yano _.jpg?1525263692 "Diagram") Diagram Right triangle space serves as entrance porch or balcony of rooms of the house, and at the same time, subtracts adequate floor area from total floor area and building area to manage the area within allowed limit. If a house is built on the outer square, its total floor area would exceed the floor area which can be built within the budget or statutory building coverage ratio.  © Toshiyuki Yano Largest possible windows are designed on the walls facing right triangles, and modest openings are designed on the walls on the side of outer squares, thus, the view from the window is the wall of the owner's house (inside the right triangle space) and not the next door, avoiding the sight from the next door without drawing the curtains.  © Toshiyuki Yano As the sight from the house is not blocked by curtains, the wall of the outer square can be perceived as the wall of the interior, giving the impression of larger space than the actual floor area. Inside the outer square, the walls are painted in mat white color, so that the light pouring through the four right triangle walls is mildly reflected on the walls.  © Toshiyuki Yano The house is built in a neighbor where lots of similar shape and size are prevalent and within the lots, old and new houses are built almost fully within the lots. The narrow street of four meters in width in front of houses is a community street whose ownerships are shared by the owners of the houses facing the street. In this neighborhood where houses as well as relationships of the residents seems close, some households are living for decades and some have just moved recently. The age groups are diverse and different life styles co-exist.  © Toshiyuki Yano The family of four, a couple and two children, who are moving from different neighbor and starting a new life here, have their privacy protected by the house which provides buffer between the life inside the house and the neighborhood outside. The house is meant to secure interior spacious and quiet.  © Toshiyuki Yano In the afternoon, community street in front of the house gets busy with children after school passing by, adults after shopping chatting and sounds of piano practice from someone's house. We hoped that in time, the distance and relations between the neighbor and the family would gradually get closer and the family would blend in as part of the community.  © Toshiyuki Yano  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Baan Klang Mueang Clubhouse / ForX Design Studio Posted: 02 May 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Tinnaphop Chawatin
 © Tinnaphop Chawatin Text description provided by the architects. Baan Klang Mueang Clubhouse, created for residents' private use, is a contemporary space with an integration of modernized traditional Thai space. The mass of the clubhouse is elevated above the ground to create an open, ventilated space underneath that serves as a relaxing and comforting place. The ground floor is a passive space used for outdoor activities and the second floor is mainly used for indoor activities that include fitness, library and juristic office.  © Tinnaphop Chawatin The ground floor consists of a terrace, a jacuzzi that surrounds a huge tree and swimming pools for both children and adults which are enclosed so everyone is brought together and will feel collaborated in their activities. The courtyard above opens the sky to the swimming pool swimming pool and the columns are camouflaged by using mirrors which creates a flow of the endless space and reflects the green trees around it so the people in the space feels connected to nature with nothing in between them.  Ground Floor Plan The glass roof above the staircase allows sunlight through the building to save energy as less artificial light will be needed. The fitness is open to the outside by using transparent glass so the green nature and the canal can be seen from above. We created a natural space in the Bangkok urban area where the functions and the structure are combined instinctively.  © Tinnaphop Chawatin  Section B  © Tinnaphop Chawatin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 02 May 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Yongchang Wu
 © Yongchang Wu Text description provided by the architects. Walking on the crisscross footpaths, you will see black bricks and ancient tiles, as well as the mottled shade under the tree. Treading on the grayish black slab path full of historical traces, passing through the busy crowd and turning the corner at Macao Road, you will see Sky Tea House standing there.  After Renovation Sky Tea House is a tea house located at the seventh lane of neighborhood III. Although standing in the busy center, Sky Tea House enjoys the quietness in the corner, like a fairyland far away, counting the relaxed slow time, gently and gracefully.  © Yongchang Wu The ancient rhyme of an ancient house can be felt everywhere even when you are just standing at the door. This rhyme, ancient but refreshing, is not merely the solemnity and quietness, but with some modern breath as appropriate, as if reorganizing the relationship between tradition and modern and between men and space.  © Yongchang Wu For this case, we restructured the space. The first and second floors of the house were independent to each other in the past, which looks too separated from the outer world. We broke through the ground of the second floor, which enables us to catch some but not all scenes on the upper floor. In this way, the aesthetic perception of traditional buildings can be felt between disclosure and closure.  1F Plan If you stand on the second floor and look down at the first floor, a totally different view can be seen. The busy passenger flow adds more vitality to the quietness. The tea cellars at the two sides integrate the differently functional upper and the lower spaces until reach the roof. Thanks to such an integrated design, the depth of the whole space is improved.  © Yongchang Wu The roof is the key point of our design. The house had simple pitched roof in the past. We rebuilt the roof after decomposing and restructuring this roof to make it embody both the appearance and charms of traditional houses in the south part of Yangtze River. The fire main in the center, which cannot be destroyed, inspired our thoughts and turned into a punch line out of a hard nut after us restructuring it into a beam. It is melted into the space without any discomfort. The whole wood structure goes through the space and improves the feeling of the whole house with strong sense of ceremony, enabling people to seek for internal peace in such a quiet space full of ancient charms.  © Yongchang Wu The path leading to the second floor is really humanistic. The former interior design of the house didn't set up a path leading to the second floor and people who want to go upstairs could do nothing but to walk out of the house and took the stairs along the west wall. After our reconstruction, the path leading to the second floor is hidden right to the magic stone. You can see only a beam of light hidden under the handrail, which attracts you to go upstairs for the myth. The stairs are narrow but full of fun, implying the mysterious scene in the second floor.  © Yongchang Wu The second floor holds 2 VIP tea rooms and 1 communication area for daily use of the house. What deserves special mention is that the communication area is designed into a multi-purpose space after slight adjustment of local relations. The tatami which has been heightened slightly can be used for communication over tea, or combined with the front space as an activity area where the visitors can sit on the ground as they like and talk to each other without any burden, kind of discussion between bosom friends.  © Yongchang Wu As for the free time, featured movies are played on the north wall. In the movie picture, you can see a sparkling droplet falling down to the water, breaking the peaceful surface, producing a bunch of ripples, creating tender sound like twittering spring swallows or the singing cricket. Imaging you are standing in the picture, you will think yourself exploring the mystery of life.  © Yongchang Wu The tea cellars and the tea rooms are independent to each other but also integrated together. The tea room has its south wall adjacent to the window, which introduces in a lot of sunshine. Later, the sunshine goes through the rice paper and reaches the cellar and integrates with the light in the room. The interaction between different spaces and different life scenes in and out of the house is realized, enabling the house to "breath" with vitality.  © Yongchang Wu The owner of the house is fond of gathering rare stones and also a tea supplier. He names the tea house Sky Tea House for this reason, and the house space shows this habit of the owner skillfully. Several natural stones are put inside the house. With the wonderful appearance of these stones, together with the traditional landscaping techniques, and the changes among layers of light, shade and space, great aesthetic effects of calmness and conservation are created.  © Yongchang Wu "Light as the cicada's wings, white as snow, and feel like fine silk without making noise" is the words used by the ancient people to describe the rice paper. We use also rice paper in this space. In the showcase at the left side, there are tea products at one side and tea utensils at the other side, with a glass partition in the middle to separate the two. Both faces of the transparent glass carry a thin layer of rice paper. The sunshine goes through this filter layer, creating great sense of aesthetic like the moon shining over fine gauze. A harmony rhyme is created in the space between light and shade, like the music created by the violin.  © Yongchang Wu In Fuzhou, having tea is as common as the air in the daily life of Fuzhou people. Everywhere in the city, there are bamboo chair tea houses under tile roof, the tea rooms of antique flavor, and tea seats under the thick tree shade on side streets. Sky Tea House shows more funs and charms, with ancient furniture and old rail ties collected by the hostess, the plates and baskets made of bamboo, and the books of great history, the house shows unique tastes and culture everywhere. Moreover, the tea products all come from the Mount Wuyi which "Ranks Top in Landscape in the Southeast China", with mellow taste, bringing the free and comfortable tea-tasting experience to the people.  © Yongchang Wu Design of the whole space focuses on the release and convergence of materials, lights and artistic conception. It perfectly illustrates the essence of internal serenity and external quietness without leaving any traces. It totally refreshes the vitality of the house, making the traditional history and the modern culture collide and integrate here and creating the unique romance of ancient lanes and paths.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Inami Koro / Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB Posted: 02 May 2018 12:00 PM PDT  West side. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB
 General view. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB Text description provided by the architects. Udon is a Japanese traditional thick noodles dish still widely popular in today's Japan. Inami Koro restaurant is reinventing the dish while keeping traditional techniques. Their New restaurant and shop in Miki city emulates their approach in an architectural way by giving the traditional wooden structure a new breath.  View from Entrance. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB While udon is believed to be introduced to the country during the Heian Era (8th, 12th century) the simplicity of its recipes and its nutritious values helped it surviving the ages and be almost the same dish today. Although Japanese architectural techniques and engineering have evolved during the last century and often needs highly skilled technician to execute them, the spaces serving udon kept the same aesthetics and graphic charter, wooden spaces, opaque walls, and an abundant wooden structure. Yet these spaces could be easily built by any Japanese carpenter.  Floor plan The new shop for Inami Koro undergoes the same path that its noodles. It uses the traditional simple and efficient wooden structure, nevertheless creates an unusual space. it introduces transparency by changing the wood panels covering the structure into a glazed façade. The interior wooden walls turned up white provides a lighter and fresher atmosphere that conforms to contemporary spaces.  Interior panorama. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB The traditional techniques of roof making, still conventional in today's housing industries, were also kept for making this new building. The only alteration occurs by pivoting the roof around the eaves edge. As a result, the ceiling is slant towards the center of the shop keeping enough space for the beams and further elements of the structure.  South Glazed facade. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB The interior part facing the road is used as goods shop for the neighboring herb-garden. Miki city, owner of the facility is aiming to develop this new area under the name of Bessho Yume Kaido and this building is meant to be the emulator of the masterplan. The simplified contour of the building amplified by the sharp edges of the roof and the minimalistic lines of the wood pillars doubling as glass frame, all help creating a landmark visible from the nearby roads. The slant ceiling ending with indirect V-shaped Lights glows through the glazed façade to magnify the effect of landmark on the evenings.  South Glazed facade. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB Inami koro is keeping the same ancestral techniques but adding few features that makes it a unique experience of an ordinary practice. The new herb-goods shop and udon restaurant undertakes an analogous attitude and reuse conventional architectural techniques to display the Edge of the Wood.  Protracted sharp eaves. Image Courtesy of Matsuya Art Works + KTX archiLAB  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rathmines House / MRTN Architects Posted: 02 May 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Tatjana Plitt
 © Tatjana Plitt Text description provided by the architects. The age-old adage that the heart of the home is the kitchen could not more true for this family home located in Fairfield, Melbourne.  © Tatjana Plitt Our client, Scott Pickett is a celebrated chef and restaurateur who, along with his partner Bec, wanted to create a home for their young family with three children where life revolved around the kitchen. Where living and the joy of preparing and sharing meals occupy centre stage, involving the whole family and friends.  Plan Rathmines House is an alteration and addition to a Victorian weatherboard house in Fairfield. The poorly planned layout of the existing dwelling contained a lean-too out the back, housing the laundry and bathrooms to the north and living spaces to the south. A narrow corridor provided the only connection to the backyard. MRTN's proposal removed the lean-too and replaced it with north-facing living spaces and created a connection from the front of the house through to the green spaces of the rear garden.  © Tatjana Plitt MRTN eschewed an 'open-plan' type addition and instead proposed an 'L' shaped arrangement with the kitchen occupying a central location between the dining and living spaces. The kitchen itself is generously proportioned, relative to the modest scale of the project, and is centred on the solid Spotted Gum countertop of the kitchen island.  © Tatjana Plitt An oversized built-in sofa that was inspired by the furniture design of Donald Judd separates the kitchen and living room. In the tightly planned spaces the sofa provides two functions: at 3.7m long it provides generous seating for the whole family to watch TV while at the same time acting as a partial height wall to separate kitchen from living but maintain visual and physical connection. When guests come to visit the counter height top to the sofa also provides a handy space to rest your elbow or drink, as others are busy in the kitchen. Restaurant style banquette seating extends from the kitchen bench, wrapping around the end of the addition and above, an over scaled window frames views to the neighbours tree. A flexible study / guest bedroom was included adjacent to the living space with a floor to ceiling surface mounted sliding door offering privacy when required.  © Tatjana Plitt From the garden the extension is designed as a pair of interlocking volumes, a pitched timber clad wing that overlaps a smaller mass of salvaged brick. At the fulcrum between these two volumes is painted steel pergola set on a base of salvaged brick creating a seasonal outdoor room. In summer overgrown with a grape vine and in winter left bare to allow low winter sun deep into the living spaces inside.  © Tatjana Plitt The historic timber bungalow was renovated, re-roofed and returned to its original condition with the addition of some raised planter boxes in the front yard to supply Scott's restaurants with seasonal produce. Internally the original house was re-modelled to create bedrooms, an ensuite, bathroom and laundry. Along with much needed, and appreciated, storage along the corridor.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Caxambu House / Aresto Arquitetura Posted: 02 May 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Pedro Napolitano Prata
 © Pedro Napolitano Prata Text description provided by the architects. Located in the Terras de Jundiaí Condominium on a corner lot, the house is built on the main floor and a lower floor that emerged from the use of the natural topography of the lot, which practically did not change. The simple forms were adopted so that the constructive process was more economical and fast.  Diagram One challenge of the project was to adapt the construction to the small area available for construction. As the lot is the corner, much area was lost due to legal setbacks and therefore it was necessary to make the garage at a lower level. In the surroundings two distinct realities can be clearly seen, an abundant nature with the man living harmoniously in the areas of farms and farms, and a devastating and imposing occupation of the land, in the new neighborhoods and condominiums.  © Pedro Napolitano Prata To portray this feature of the place, the project is composed of two elements. A heavy, rough-looking base resembling a large stone representing the aggressive human occupation of nature, and a light white "shell" that overlaps this block representing the harmonious occupation of a man with nature. This overlapping reflects our desire as architects that live in harmony with nature is the model that prevails in the region.  © Pedro Napolitano Prata  Ground Floor Plan  © Pedro Napolitano Prata On the ground floor are situated: the living room integrated to the kitchen, the toilet, the gourmet space, the laundry room, the locker room, the storage room, the pool and the four bedrooms. On the pavement below is the garage designed for three cars. With a U-shaped plan, the residence involves the leisure area bringing privacy to the pool area. In the three dormitories facing the street, the solution to guarantee the privacy was to adopt windows with windows taller than the conventional one.  © Pedro Napolitano Prata The windows were designed to get the best use of ventilation and natural lighting. Externally the house was lined with white mass, ACM panels that hide the entrance door, natural stone, fulget coat. The finishing materials associated with the geometry of straight lines of the house give the project a contemporary and minimalist look.  © Pedro Napolitano Prata  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Snøhetta Designs Planetarium and Interstellar Cabins in Norwegian Forest Posted: 02 May 2018 07:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes Snøhetta have released images of their proposed planetarium and visitor's center for Norway's largest astronomical facility. Nestled in a dense forest 28 miles (45 kilometers) north of Oslo, the scheme features a new 16,000 square foot (1,500 square meter) planetarium, and "interstellar cabins" mimicking small planets. The facilities seek to offer a range of scientific activities to be experienced by the public, including astronomy, sun studies, and natural science, permitting the exploration of the night sky, and the Northern Lights.  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes Located at the "Solobservatoriet" observatory, one of Northern Europe's foremost astronomical research stations, the scheme sits alongside an original solar observatory built in 1954. Throughout the design process, the architects engaged with simple principles of astronomy, with cabins situated around the planetarium inspired by the orbit of planets around the sun. The facilities are designed to accommodate up to 120 guests, engaging visitors with an "intellectual, visual, tactile journey into the realm of astronomy."  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes
 Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes The Planetarium dominates the proposed scheme, inspired by the world's first planetarium conceived by Archimedes in 250 BC. A green roof of planted grass, wild heather, blueberry and lingonberry bushes emerges from the ground, as does a three-story, 100-seat theatre, gradually revealing itself as visitors approach. The dome-shaped celestial theater educates visitors about the night sky, offering a realistic projection of stars, planets and celestial objects. Surrounding the theater are a reception, café and exhibition area, while a swirling ramp leads visitors to an exhibition mezzanine and outdoor roofscape.  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes Seven interstellar cabins surround the Planetarium, reflecting seven planets orbiting a sun. The cabins alternate between 20 feet (6 meters) and 32 feet (10 meters) in diameter, accommodating between 10 and 32 people. An opposing narrative is played out among the cabins, with rough surfaces on some contrasting with smooth materials on others. While some appear halfway driven into the ground, others rest gently on the forest floor.  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes  Courtesy of Snøhetta/Plompmozes The scheme represents an ambitious expansion of the site's existing facilities into an international knowledge hub, balancing public accessibility with scientific research and progress. News via: Snøhetta
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| Chesapeake House / KUBE architecture Posted: 02 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © HD Bros
 © HD Bros Text description provided by the architects. This new house is located in NW Washington DC on a steeply-sloped and forested site. The project is a speculative house for a local developer, so it was designed to be constructed efficiently. The composition is organized as a series of vertical volumes situated within the trees, and stepping down the sloped site.  © HD Bros  First Floor Plan  © HD Bros The first floor is tall, so the volumes seem to "float" above the ground. A glassed-in corner dining room is featured from the street, while the living room and kitchen are situated toward the rear of the house, facing the overlook of pool and rear yard. The garage is 2 levels below the house, burrowed into the rear of the site, with its roof serving as a deck for the pool. The rear wall of the house is almost entirely glass, with decks extending out from bedrooms to create "outdoor rooms" with views of the wooded site beyond.  © HD Bros  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AFL Architects Reveal Images of Turkey's Soccer Stadium for UEFA Euro 2024 Bid Posted: 02 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of AFL Architects AFL Architects have released details of their proposed stadium design for Turkey's bid to host the UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament. The Ataturk Stadium seeks to become the new home of Turkish football, featuring a closer relationship between spectators and the game, enhanced acoustics, and world-class hospitality. The scheme involves extensive renovation and adaption of the existing Olympic stadium structure and forms a crucial part of Turkey's bid for the Euro 2024 tournament, which was submitted in April 2018. In collaboration with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), AFL has examined the readiness of seven stadia, and the major upgrade and design of three stadia.  Courtesy of AFL Architects The extensive renovations of the Olympic stadium will see the integration of modern technology into the existing structure. The stadium will be enveloped in a white GRC exoskeleton, with integrated wind technology generating energy from the hilltop site. The stadium also will incorporate a 360-video wall wrapping around the stadium on both the interior and exterior. Projecting 65-foot-high (20-meter-high) images, the video wall will activate the external plaza with pre-match and post-match displays, such as club logos, interviews, and light shows reacting to the cheering crowds during matches.  Courtesy of AFL Architects
In order to facilitate the intermediate use of the stadium between 2018 and 2024, the scheme will be delivered in two phases. In phase one, the existing structure will be readapted with an entirely new lower tier, complete with concourses and player facilities. Construction will be organized to avoid obstruction of views from the upper tiers, allowing for the stadium's continued use.  Courtesy of AFL Architects The second phase will see the rebuilding of the upper tiers, with a capacity of 92,000. The upper tiers will include 200 skyboxes, each with a capacity for 10 people, as well as hospitality lounges for 14,000. Meanwhile, a "Tunnel Club" experience will allow fans to dine as they watch players arrive on the pitch, and sit behind the teams' technical area, fully immersed in the strategies, pressure, and passion of the "beautiful game." News via: AFL Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 02 May 2018 04:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of TDO architecture
 Courtesy of TDO architecture Text description provided by the architects. Fab House is a new modular constructed house typology designed by TDO architecture, working in collaboration with George Clarke for joint venture developers Places for People and Urban Splash. It is the latest architect-designed house typology in the House by Urban Splash portfolio.  Site In North Tyneside, a terrace of ten houses has been built on The Plateau of Smith's Dock in North Shields, the former site of a thriving shipyard which has lay dormant for the past 30 years, and is now being transformed into a vibrant new neighbourhood by the joint venture.  Courtesy of TDO architecture Earlier precedents in the US portfolio include Town House, designed by shedkm, a custom-build design whereby consumers could select their own floorplan. The terrace of ten Fab Houses sits in a masterplan alongside a crescent of 24 Town Houses and an 80-unit apartment, the Smokehouses, designed by SimpsonHaugh, which is still under construction.  Courtesy of TDO architecture It's no secret that the UK is suffering a housing shortage. In an age of increasing automation, modular fabrication could revolutionise productivity in this sector. With modules prepared in an off-site facility, site risks and scheduling concerns are minimised, resulting in a cost effective and waste efficient process which in contrast to traditional construction practices, ensures a more consistent quality.  Ground Floor As Fab House proves, design doesn't need to be sidelined in the process. TDO has applied smart design strategies to finesse the detailing to create a house typology which is low cost and material efficient, without sacrificing beautiful contemporary living spaces. Working in close collaboration with the off-site contractor SIG from the outset, TDO looked for 'free detail' to expose, to bring character and quality to the interiors. For example, the timber ceiling joists in the modular cassettes of the floor plates have been exposed, a strategy which increases floor-to-ceiling heights to 2.88 metres, whilst ensuring material continuity with the birch-faced plywood staircase, which is treated as a sculptural object inserted into the open-plan reception space. The birch ply stairwell is top- lit by a skylight, which, combined with floor-to-ceiling windows in the reception space and master bedroom, floods the interiors with natural light.  Courtesy of TDO architecture TDO also identified opportunities to make efficiencies in the fabrication process, for example by deploying central alignments in the cladding system so that the contractor did not have to align four corners, only two. The tolerances are increased and the final appearance much better controlled. The centre alignment of the cladding extends to the windows and doors, setting the overall rhythm of the building and establishing a structured and satisfying composition in the terrace. Services are concealed in a services zone behind the cladding, which can be connected externally on arrival direct from the factory floor. This gives a sense of weight and permanence to the façade not commonly associated with modular builds. This is emphasised with the specification of dark grey Equitone board, offset by the Corten steel shroud around the porch which creates shelter from the elements whilst referencing the site's industrial heritage.  Section Tom Lewith, director, TDO Architecture, said: "We are delighted to have contributed to this pioneering project. Fab House is the culmination of a rewarding design collaboration with George Clarke and extensive R&D with SIG Off-site. Modular construction has a vital role to play in reaching housebuilding targets, and as a young practice we're excited to be part of this."  Courtesy of TDO architecture On behalf of the joint venture partners, Nigel Brewer, Places for People, said: "One of the key components within our plans at Smith's Dock is modular housing, and we commissioned TDO in collaboration with George Clarke to design an exemplar modern methods of construction (MMC) pre-fabricated house type which would form part of our first phase. The result is 10 striking homes which are perfect for contemporary living. The TDO team has managed to plan out a space compatible with modern life and I'm delighted that our shared vision is now a reality."  Courtesy of TDO architecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bjarke Ingels Features on Cover of Latest Issue of Surface Magazine Posted: 02 May 2018 03:00 AM PDT  © LEGO In recent years, it seems like Bjarke Ingels has been everywhere you look; he has been profiled by The New Yorker, was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2016, has given TED Talks, and featured in countless other documentaries, videos, and articles (yes, including many on ArchDaily). But there is one place he hasn't yet appeared: on the cover of Surface Magazine. Today, with the launch of Surface's May/June issue, that changes. "When The New Yorker published Ian Parker's 11,000-word story on BIG's rise in 2012, I knew Surface should put a pause on any major coverage, at least for several years, just to see how the firm's story would evolve," says Surface editor-in-chief Spencer Bailey to explain the magazine's apparent omission. "I think that inkling was right: BIG has grown to five hundred employees, twelve partners, and three offices, with twenty projects under construction and fifty in development. His clients include Google, WeWork, and Audemars Piguet. There's so much to unpack now."  © Andrew Zuckerman for Surface magazine In addition to highlighting major BIG projects such as the Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant and the Google Headquarters, the story in Surface investigates the savvy PR approach that created Ingels' media ubiquity. "The amount of press coverage Bjarke has received is highly unusual, and quite remarkable, so I felt the need to explore his relationship with the media more in-depth," adds Bailey. "Understanding Bjarke's massive success, in large part, is about understanding his deft communication skills, as well as his shrewd understanding of the press. I describe him in my editor's letter as 'contemporary architecture's ultimate pitchman,' and that's for good reason." To mark the release of the new issue, Surface magazine has provided ArchDaily with some exclusive quotes from the story, from Ingels as well as others in his inner circle: On the role of communication in architecture:"I think the world has a hard time understanding that you can be both well-spoken and a good designer. In architecture, there's this myth, or misunderstanding, that if what you're saying makes no sense, or if nobody can understand it, then it must be really profound, and that if what you're saying is crystal clear, then it can't be very deep."  © BIG On the 2005 break up of PLOT, the firm Ingels founded with Julien de Smedt:"There were a lot of different things, but maybe one aspect of it that was significant was the idea of creating a partnership, and elevating some of our best people to become partners. Julien was much more skeptical of that." "We never discussed a partnership beyond ourselves, although I doubt I would have seen this as problematic. I was always concerned about producing the best quality of work and having control of that process, and that's something that can get lost in a sea of voices."  © Rasmus Hjortshøj On details in the context of the firm's work:"Now we're getting better at details. We want to explore more about materials and texture, and we're more into what you touch and feel. When we did the 8 House, it was so fucking complicated. I'm not saying that it was bad detail, but I'm saying that now we're just more skilled."  Courtesy of Google On Ingels' influence in Denmark:"Every fifteen years or so, a country will get one great artist who will elevate it for decades, or maybe the next century. And Bjarke is one of those. He has taken a fearless approach to whatever he's doing, and just done it, despite criticism about what's right and wrong. He doesn't really care about that, because he only cares about his vision. And his vision is to make something that's greater than the sum of its parts. This approach takes a lot of balls—brass balls. That's Bjarke. He has brass balls, and that's rare. Even though he's a Dane, I don't think he sees the limitation of being Danish." .jpg?1525269583 "© Laurian Ghinitoiu") © Laurian Ghinitoiu On Ingels's relationship with media:"You could not have imagined the leap that Bjarke has done without him taking so much advantage of the media. On the other hand, if you really go a little deeper into it, the way BIG conceives architecture is also totally influenced back from the media, so it's a vice-versa situation." You can read Surface magazine's cover story on Bjarke Ingels in full here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 8 Biodegradable Materials the Construction Industry Needs to Know About Posted: 02 May 2018 02:30 AM PDT  In architecture we are so caught up in creating something new, we often forget about what happens at the end of a building's life cycle—the unfortunate, inevitable demolition. We may want our buildings to be timeless and live on forever, but the harsh reality is that they do not, so where is all the waste expected to go? As with most non-recyclable waste, it ends up in the landfill and, as the land required for landfill becomes an increasingly scarce resource, we must find an alternative solution. Each year in the UK alone, 70–105 million tonnes of waste is created from demolishing buildings, and only 20% of that is biodegradable according to a study by Cardiff University. With clever design and a better awareness of the biodegradable materials available in construction, it's up to us as architects to make the right decisions for the entirety of a building's lifetime. Cork © Adria Goula Cork is something of a superfood of construction materials, so much so that we've written a whole feature on it. The harvesting of cork is a completely renewable process that causes no harm to the tree and naturally regrows after ten years. It also boasts many desirable properties as a fire retardant, acoustic insulator and is extremely waterproof. Its adaptive qualities have seen it being used both for internal and external purposes. Bamboo © Alberto Cosi Perhaps one of the biggest architectural crazes within the last few years, countless bamboo projects have been shared across the internet thanks to the material's aesthetic qualities, but more so for its sustainable credentials. If you needed a little reminder about why it has become so popular, bamboo can grow up to four feet a day, regrows after harvesting and is two to three times stronger than steel. Desert Sand Objects made of Finite, a material developed by students from Imperial College London using desert sand.. Image © Finite Recently developed by students Carolyn Tam, Hamza Oza, Matteo Maccario and Saki Maruyama at the Imperial College London, Finite is a composite material comparable to concrete that uses abundant desert sand rather than the fine white sand usually used in construction (and which is now running out). It makes for a biodegradable material that at the same time is saving the world from the next sustainability crisis. Unlike concrete that can't biodegrade, Finite's organic binders allow it not only to be left to decompose but it can also be collected and reused for multiple life-cycles, reducing material consumption. Linoleum © Dietmar Fiechtinger Architectes Surprisingly, the floor covering is a lot more eco-friendly than it might appear. Not to be confused with vinyl that contains a synthetic mix of chlorinated petrochemicals, linoleum is made entirely from natural materials—linseed oil, natural resin, ground cork dust, wood flour, and powdered limestone—resulting in a floor choice that is both biodegradable and can be incinerated to provide a relatively clean source of energy. Bioplastics (Soybean) © Iwan Baan As plastic accumulates in our oceans and rivers, it has become imperative that we both reduce our consumption and find cleaner, biodegradable alternatives. Bioplastics break down much faster than synthetic plastic—at the same rate as paper does—and produces biomass. One of the main ingredients used is a soy-based adhesive that helps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the use of the carcinogenic pollutant formaldehyde, while also requiring significantly lower temperatures during production. Although so far soy bioplastics have been limited to disposable food containers and bin bags, with more research, there is certainly potential for biodegradable plastics to be seen in the future of construction. Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) That Uses Potato Starch © Ilya Ivanov As mentioned above, formaldehyde is a controversial material that has raised many questions over the years regarding its effects on both health and the environment. As MDF's primary bonding adhesive uses the chemical, it cannot be recycled and the huge amount of MDF used in shop displays and furniture ends up in either landfill or the incinerator. To tackle the problem, new forms of medium density fibreboard have been studied by the University of Leicester that substitute the formaldehyde with a resin derived from potato starch. Timber Courtesy of FSC Denmark It may not be a complete revelation to you, but timber is of course biodegradable and a renewable material as long as it is sourced sustainably. However, when used in construction, the timber treatment must be factored in, as much of it can end up as "special waste" that requires extra treatment before heading to landfill—an unnecessary process that can be prevented. Mycelium © Cecil Barnes V Following recent projects that have explored the wonders of this curious material, mycelium has risen in popularity, although its use is so far still limited to temporary pavilions or installations. Mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungus, made up of hundreds of interwoven fibers produced by the spores which makes it an incredibly strong material when dried. If combined with farm waste in molds, the fungus culture forms organic bricks that can be used in construction that afterward decompose and return to the carbon cycle.
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| BVLE House / Live Incorporadora Posted: 02 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Marcelo Donadussi
 © Marcelo Donadussi Text description provided by the architects. Located in the coastal town of Osorio, RS, CASA BVLE brings a very particular needs program due to its owner's passion for beer production.  © Marcelo Donadussi In addition to the integrated environments that value the conviviality the house counts on the first floor with a toy room and yes, a brewery, of course next to the barbecue to facilitate the tasting and the chat.  © Marcelo Donadussi  Ground Floor Plan  © Marcelo Donadussi The choice of materials such as stone and apparent concrete gives the air of rusticity to the house contrasted by large glass panels that make the interaction with the external area and the contemplation of the pristine green area at the back of the land.  © Marcelo Donadussi On the second floor there are three generous suites, one master with balcony for this same eternal native forest.  © Marcelo Donadussi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Capitals Of Classical Antiquity: Understand The Difference Between The 5 Orders Posted: 02 May 2018 01:00 AM PDT  © Matheus Pereira Whether it's to start analyzing a detail or impressing someone in conversation, understanding a classical building begins with an awareness of the different classical orders of architecture. In the historical records of architecture, the first account of the orders was written by Vitruvius: "[...] The orders came to provide a range of architectural expressions, ranging from roughness and firmness to slenderness and delicacy. In true classical design, order choice is a vital issue—it is the choice of tone," [1] which for the author, synthesizes the "architecture grammar." [2] According to John Summerson, author of The Classical Language of Architecture, "[...] a classic building is one whose decorative elements derive directly or indirectly from the architectural vocabulary of the ancient world—the 'classical' world [...]. These elements are easily recognizable, such as, for example, the five standard types of columns that are used in a standardized way, the standard treatments of openings and pediments, or, still, the standardized series of ornaments that are employed in classical buildings." [3] Broadly speaking, there are five classic architectural orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, of Greek character, and the orders Tuscan and Composite, of Roman character. The differentiation of each nomenclature is shown in the composition and/or capital ornamentation—the upper end of the column, responsible for transferring the efforts of the entablature to the shaft and unloading them on the basis. Alongside the capital, there are other constituent elements of the classical orders—cornice, frieze, pediment, architrave, shaft, podium, and pedestal. Here is a brief reference to the differences in the capitals of the five classic architectural orders: Doric Doric Order. Image © Matheus Pereira The oldest and most simple of the Greek Classical Orders, the Doric Order arose during the seventh century BC. With rudimentary lines and aesthetics based on the proportions of the male body and its robust archetype, it was employed in Greek buildings in honor of male deities. In Vitruvius' words, the Doric exemplifies "proportion, strength and grace of the masculine body" [4], denoting balance, and for him, it should be used in "churches dedicated to the most extroverted saints (St. Paulo, St. Pedro or St. Jorge)." [5] In Greek architecture, the design of the capitals is also arranged as a function of the distribution of charges to the column, and from this assumption, by simplified design, the Doric order contemplates lower buildings, with 8 modules in height. In this model, the capital consists of two parts, the equine and abacus. The first concerns the species of a cushion and the second refers to a square element that directly receives the charges of the pediment. Ionic Ionic Order. Image © Matheus Pereira With organic lines, light and fluid, alludes to the lines of the female body, characterizing "feminine slang" [6], as Vitruvius points out. In the capital composition, oriental influences are seen, such as carvings of palm leaves, papyrus and vegetable leaves, possibly inspired by Egyptian architecture. The columns have about nine height modules - a module larger than the Doric Order. For Vitruvius, it should be used in temples dedicated to "quiet saints - neither too strong nor too soft - and for men with know-how" [7]. In the composition, it presents a broader base, allowing to receive greater load; slender shaft and slightly opening as it reaches the base; and capitals with scrolls (volutes). It is worth mentioning that in some works, capitals of this order are replaced by caryatids - female figures carved into the stone, supporting all the entablature. Corinthian Corinthian Order. Image © Matheus Pereira Characterizing the most refined style of the three models based on the Greek design, this order presents a series of details and designs highly thought out and elaborated to imitate the "thin figure of a girl", as Vitruvius points out [8]. Sprouts and leaves of acanthus characterize the three-dimensional drawing of sculptural stone. It has ten modules in height, the thinnest of the three columns. Tuscan Tuscan Order. Image © Matheus Pereira Conceived by the Romans, it denotes a reinterpretation of the Doric order. With seven modules in height - a module less than the Doric column, it presents formal simplification and so structural. For Vitruvius, it is "suitable for fortifications and prisons" [9]. Unlike the three models of Greek origin, where the shaft presents fluting, in this, the same is smooth, looking for simplification. Composite Composite Order. Image © Matheus Pereira Developed from the union of the classical Ionic and Corinthian orders, holds the most elaborate of the five architectural orders. With Ionic scrolls and Corinthian sprouts and acanthus leaves, unfolds an overlap of ornaments. Presents ten modules in height. Notes: References: Referências Bibliográficas SUMMERSON, John. A Linguagem Clássica da Arquitetura. São Paulo: WMF Martins Fontes, 2006.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Society of Architectural Historians Announces 2018 Publication Award Recipients Posted: 01 May 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians Get ready to add to your reading and watch lists because the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) just announced the 2018 award recipients for the SAH Publication, Film and Video Awards. Winners received their awards at SAH's 71st Annual International Conference awards ceremony on April 20th in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The list of SAH Award recipients represents some of the best media in architectural, urban, and landscape history, as well as historic preservation scholarship and architectural exhibition catalogs. Nominations for the 2019 awards will be accepted by SAH on June 1st of this year. See the list of this year's SAH Award recipients below. Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award For nearly 70 years, the Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award has acclaimed one of the most scholarly works of architectural history published by a North American scholar. Winner: Kathryn E. O'Rourke, Modern Architecture in Mexico City: History, Representation, and the Shaping of a Capital (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016)  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians Kathryn E. O'Rourke explores Mexican homes, schools, a government ministry, a workers' park, and more in this new perspective of modern architecture in the Mexican capital. This book explains the connection between Mexican architecture, history, art, and social reform. [Amazon] Winner: Mrinalini Rajagopalan, Building Histories: The Archival and Affective Lives of Five Monuments in Modern Delhi (University of Chicago Press, 2016)  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians By studying five Delhi monuments, Mrinalini Rajagopalan exposes the stories these memorials have to tell about marginalized groups from past to present. [Amazon] Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award SAH believes architectural history exhibitions are invaluable to the study of architectural history. The Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award encourages excellence in this form of scholarly expression, which often includes artifacts and documentation. Winner: Nina Stritzler-Levine and Timo Riekko, Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World (Bard Graduate Center, New York with The Alvar Aalto Foundation, Helsinki, 2016)  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians This comprehensive architectural catalog documents over three hundred furniture and product designs created by Artek, the producer and distributor of Alvar Aalto's modernist furniture. More than just a catalog, this publication delves into Artek and the Aalto's mission and ideologies. [Amazon] Spiro Kostof Book Award In true Spiro Kostof fashion, this award calls out particularly inspiring contributions to our interdisciplinary understanding of urban history. Winner: John North Hopkins, The Genesis of Roman Architecture (Yale University Press, 2016)  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians In his publication, John North Hopkins tells the story of Roman history through architecture and sculpture. Not only does Hopkins give a detailed written account of Rome's urban history but he affords us a unique visual experience through illustrative Roman reconstructions. [Amazon] Honorable Mention: Michele Lamprakos, Building a World Heritage City: Sanaa, Yemen (Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2015)  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians Michele Lamprakos delves into the world of the Sanaa, Yemen conservation effort which began in the 1980's under UNESCO. Her book, Building a World Heritage City, begs the question how do we conserve what is somewhat still alive today? [Amazon] Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award One of SAH's most recent awards, the Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award honors scholarly work with regards to landscape architecture or garden design. Winner: John Beardsley, Cultural Landscape Heritage in Sub-Saharan Africa (Dumbarton Oaks, 2016) Broaden your horizons and step into one of the world's least studied landscapes with John Beardsley. Explore nomadic pathways, anthropogenic forests, significant tombs, and more through Beardsley's essays documenting the Sub-Saharan African landscape. [Amazon]  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians Founders' JSAH Article Award An award for emerging scholars in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, this honor recognizes journalism merit. Winner: Sabine von Fischer, "A Visual Imprint of Moving Air: Methods, Models, and Media in Architectural Sound Photography, ca. 1930" Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 76 No. 3, (September 2017)  Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians SAH Award for Film and Video This award honors the most significant film contribution to the history of the built environment and our understanding of it. Winner: Peter Rosen, Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future .jpg?1524691515 "Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians") Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians .jpg?1524691523 "Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians") Courtesy of Society of Architectural Historians Peter Rosen's award-winning film explores the life of the St. Louis Gateway Arch architect, Eero Saarinen. See this father-son story unfold as bits of Eero Saarinen's life and career are revealed. News via: the Society of Architectural Historians.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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